"Oh, young man, this house is to be sold, I hear!"—Page 32.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| "Oh, young man, this house is to be sold, I hear?" |
| Miss Goldy-hair |
| "Dear me," said Mrs Partridge at once, "what weak eyes he has!" |
| "May we come near the fire, if you please?" |
| "London isn't a very nice place, is it?" |
| For his hair was very tuggy this morning |
| He was not a very amusing person |
| We made holes at the crusty side of the slices, and tied them with string |
| "Has any one attended to you, my dear?" |
| We thanked him, and ran off |
| "Can't you trust me, Audrey?" |
| In walked Miss Goldy-hair herself! |
| Read to him over and over again all the stories I could find |
| Two muffins would be exquisite |
| "Wait for the first moonlight night and you will see," said the dove, and then it flew off |
| Racey was really rather frightened of him, he looked so black and queer |
CHAPTER I.
OUR FIRST SORROW.
"O, it is trouble very bad,
Which causes us to weep;
All last night long we were so sad,
Not one of us could sleep."
Sometimes they called us all three just "the boys." But I don't think that was fair. I may have been rather a tomboy, but I
